State of the world 2008
Subtitle: innovations for a sustainable economy : a Worldwatch Institute report on progress toward a sustainable society
By: Gary Gardner and Thomas Prugh, project directors ; Linda Starke, editor
Contributors: Worldwatch Institute
Edition: 25th anniversary ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York; London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 269
ISBN-13: 9780393330311
Subjects: Consumption (Economics); Sustainable development; Environmental aspects; Economic development; Consumo; Conservation of natural resources; Recursos naturais (conservação); Desenvolvimento sustentável; Desenvolvimento econômico (aspectos ambientais)
Other titles: Innovations for a sustainable economy
Description: Examines new technologies and advances from around the world that show promise as a means to create a sustainable global economy and stop the depletion of natural resources and the environment.
Notes: Includes bibliographical reference ( p. 211-253) and index.
Table of contents: title: Seeding the sustainable economy  -- Gary Gardner and Thomas Prugh; title: New bottom line for progress  -- John Talberth; title: Rethinking production  -- L. Hunter Lovins; title: Challenge of sustainable lifestyles  -- Tim Jackson; title: Meat and seafood: the global diet's most costly ingredients  -- Brian Halweil and Danielle Nierenberg; title: Building a low-carbon economy  -- Christopher Flavin; title: Improving carbon markets  -- Zoe Chafe and Hilary French; title: Water in a sustainable economy  -- Ger Bergkamp and Claudia W. Sadoff; title: Banking on biodiversity  -- Ricardo Bayon; title: Parallel economy of the commons  -- Jonathan Rowe; title: Engaging communities for a sustainable world  -- Erik Assadourian; title: Mobilizing human energy  -- Jason S. Calder; title: Investing for sustainability  -- Bill Baue; title: New approaches to trade governance -- Mark Halle.